Privacy Statement

This website uses Echo360 technologies. Echo360 partners with the world’s leading educational institutions and industry associations to enhance the teaching and
learning experience for students and professionals like you. Our goal is to enable a more engaging and successful learning experience by providing you
with live and on-demand access to study tools, videos, and collaboration capabilities in an online classroom to help you achieve your educational goals.
We believe you should always know what data we collect from you and how we use it. As part of our ongoing commitment to transparency,
and to support new European data protection laws, we are updating our Privacy Policy
to inform you about the information that you share with us.

The revised policy will take effect on May 25, 2018. By using our services on or after that date, you will be agreeing to these updates.
We encourage you to read this document in full.

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TARGET AUDIENCE

Targeted educational content for physicians, allied professionals, and basic scientists is offered as well as in-depth information across multiple disciplines, including:

Electrophysiology

Heart Failure

Internal Medicine

Echocardiology

Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Pediatric Cardiology

General Cardiology

Gene Therapy

Cell-Based Therapies & Stem Cell Biology

Molecular & Cellular Biology

Pathology

Pharmacology

Ion Channels

DISCLOSURE OF FACULTY’S COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP(S)

It is the policy of the Heart Rhythm Society to ensure balance, independent objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its certified educational activities. Everyone involved in the planning and participation of continuing medical education activities is required to disclose any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content in his/her presentation(s) and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during his/her presentation(s).

HEART RHYTHM 2018 DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

Detailed disclosure information can be found in the faculty presentation slides.

The Annual Scientific Sessions provides a forum for the open exchange and discussion of research results and scientific advancements in the field of cardiovascular pacing and electrophysiology; however, the Society makes no representation or warranty as to the truth, originality, or accuracy of the information presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions or in materials distributed in connection with them. Nor are the views expressed by the individual speakers necessarily the views of the Society. The Heart Rhythm Society supports the ACCME’s policy on evidence-based content and encourages faculty to adhere to these standards when planning a presentation.

Content Development and Validation

All Heart Rhythm Society content--from objectives to content development, evaluation and measuring outcomes--is developed in compliance with ACCME guidelines. The Society’s education content is developed by expert physicians and vetted through the Education Committee to ensure that content is appropriate and aligns with organization strategic goals. Content is then reviewed by the CME Subcommittee to ensure quality and balance. HRS deploys a standard content validation form that must be signed by reviewers that states the content has been reviewed and approved.

The 2018 program was developed by the Heart Rhythm Society’s 2018 Program Committee members based on the following areas:

Gaps identified in a Heart Rhythm Society needs assessment

Expert opinion from practitioners or other knowledgeable sources

Data from outside sources (e.g.: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service)

Heart Rhythm Society takes steps to assure its learners and the public that the content of certified activities is accurate and reliable. The following principles are applied to the process of validating content.

The content is peer reviewed to ensure the following:

Fair Balance—that content is balanced among various options available for treatment and not biased toward a particular product or manufacturer.

Patient Treatment Recommendations—that patient treatment recommendations contained in the content are evidence-based, are appropriate for the target audience, and that the patient treatment recommendations contribute to overall improvement in patient care.

Scientific Validity—that scientific studies cited in the activity conform to standards accepted by the scientific community.

Learning Objectives—that the educational content supports the learning objectives of the activity, and that the objectives stated for performance-in-practice are actionable and measurable.

Omission and Commission—are there any studies, data, or best evidence that are missing?

Faculty Disclosures

For Heart Rhythm Sessions on Demand, full disclosure information for presenting faculty will be provided at the start of each individual presentation within the On Demand product.

Program Committee Disclosures

All faculty disclosure information can be found in their presentations.

Heart Rhythm Society Staff Disclosures

Heart Rhythm Society Staff involved in the planning and development of the Heart Rhythm Sessions on Demand product have nothing to disclose.

Medium or Combination of Media Used:

Heart Rhythm Sessions on Demand is available in the following formats:

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Privacy Policy

This website is provided by Astute Technologies. Throughout this Privacy Policy, the words “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Astute and its parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates collectively. By using this Website you consent to the use of your Personal Data (defined below) as described in this Privacy Policy (“Policy”).

Collection and Use of Personal Data

Your privacy is important to Astute. We collect, retain and utilize Personal Data about you to operate our business and services and to collect your abstract submissions for consideration on behalf of specific professional conferences. The term “Personal Data” means personally identifiable information that ASTUTE obtains about you, including, without limitation, your name, telephone number, physical address, credit card information, date of birth and e-mail address. We recognize and respect your privacy concerns about this information. We only obtain Personal Data through our Website that you provide to us. You must be a registered user in order to access certain sections of the Website, including sections that allow you to upload your abstract writings for submission. In order to become a registered user you must provide us with certain information including without limitation your first and last name, e-mail address and a user-specific password.

Also, when you visit the Website, we collect information that does not identify you to measure the use of the Website and to improve the content of the Website, as described below.

Log Files

As is true of most websites, we may gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information, which does not identify you, includes Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We may use this information to track user habits and improve the functionality of the Website as a result of our observations.

To enhance your experience at our Website, we may use a feature on your Internet browser called a “cookie.” Cookies are small data files that a website can place on a user’s computer to allow the website to store and retrieve data about that particular user so that the website can provide or perform a variety of tasks and functions. Echo360 does not link the information it stores in cookies to any of your Personal Data.

Disclosure of Information

Except as indicated within this Privacy Policy, we will not sell, rent or otherwise share or transfer your Personal Data with third parties. We may share or transfer your Personal Data as directed to do so by you. We may transfer Personal Data to certain third parties such as the professional conference that is using us to collect your author abstract and who has requested that we act for them in processing your Personal Data. We may further transfer your Personal Data in accordance with the purposes for which the data were originally collected or for purposes to which you have subsequently consented. For example, we may transfer your Personal Data to process credit card payments made by you for your submissions.

We also disclose Personal Data about you as permitted by law (for example, we may disclose your information as necessary to comply with an authorized civil, criminal or regulatory investigation).

We may, in our sole discretion, share or transfer your Personal Data where permitted or required by law, to comply with legal process, to protect the security or integrity of its databases or the Website, to protect our business or reputation, to take precautions against legal liability, in the event of a business transition (see below), to protect and defend our rights or property, for required institutional risk control, or for resolving disputes, inquiries or complaints with respect to your use of the Website.

Protection of Information

We strive to maintain the reliability, accuracy, completeness and currency of your Personal Data in our databases and to protect the privacy and security of our databases and the data we collect. Any Personal Data that you provide to us will be stored on our computer network servers. We maintain reasonable physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect the confidentiality of your Personal Data. The security measures in place on the Website and computer systems aim to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of the information you provide to us. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the security of your information, please email us at education@HRSonline.org.

Business Transitions

In the event Echo360 goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your Personal Data might be among the assets transferred.

Changes in Privacy Statement

If we decide to change this Policy, we will post the revised Policy at this Website and at other places we deem appropriate. We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time, so please review it frequently.